Category Archives: Local News
Nessel, League of Conservation Voters to Hold Protest Conference on Campbell Plant on Thursday
PORT SHELDON TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 20, 2026) - The ongoing battle over keeping the JH Campbell power plant in Port Sheldon Township open continues. Following Monday's decision by the US Department...
May 20, 2026 The JH Campbell Plant in Port Sheldon Township (photo courtesy Consumers Energy)
Hope Grad Suszek Returns to Holland as Library Director
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 19, 2026) - Holland's Herrick District Library has a new operational leader. On Monday, it was announced that Ron Suszek will assume the library director's position. A 20-...
May 19, 2026 Herrick District Library Director Ron Suszek (photo courtesy Herrick District Library)
Policy Matters Before Ottawa Co. Board Tonight
OLIVE TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 19, 2026) - Policy setting highlights Tuesday evening's monthly Ottawa County Board of Commissioners business meeting. Among the agenda items to be decided upon by the ...
May 19, 2026 The entrance to the Ottawa Co. Administration Building in West Olive
Two Hospitalized After Monday PM Crash Near Grandville
GEORGETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 19, 2026) - Two motorists were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash near one of Ottawa County's busiest intersections on Monday afternoon. First responders were ...
May 19, 2026 A LIFE EMS ambulance (photo courtesy LIFE EMS)
Laketown Twp. Board Endorses Land Purchase Adjacent to Beach Park
LAKETOWN TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 18, 2026) - Laketown Beach Park has taken a lot of that township board's attention over the past year. Last Wednesday, the five-member governing panel authorized Man...
May 18, 2026 Laketown Township has authorized the purchase of about 0.70 acre of land adjacent to the township property at Laketown Beach, 6710 142nd Ave. (Jim Hayden photo courtesy Laketown Township, Michigan)
Two Brownfield Proposals Before Zeeland City Council Tonight
ZEELAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 18, 2026) - Two public hearings ahead of Brownfield Plan votes are planned for Monday night's biweekly Zeeland City Council meeting. One is for a proposed three-story, 27,...
May 18, 2026 Zeeland City Hall (file photo Ralph Gutierrez, Midwest Communications)
Fourth Case of Measles in Ottawa Co. Household Reported
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 16, 2026) - It will be a spring to remember for an Ottawa County family, although it probably will be for an unpleasant reason. On Friday, the county's Department of ...
May 16, 2026 lbrfzhjpf.gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
No Body Contact Advisory Lifted Near Spring Lake
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 16, 2026) - It took five days, but a No Body Contract advisory in the Spring Lake area has been lifted. A week of testing the waters of Lloyds Bayou Creek by Ottawa C...
May 16, 2026 A map of where the Ottawa County Department of Public Health has issued a No Body Contact Advisory on May 11, 2026. (image courtesy Ottawa County, Michigan)
State DNR Approves Deer Hunting Regulation Changes
GAYLORD, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 16, 2026) - The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is making changes in deer hunting for 2026. Following a nine-hour meeting in Gaylord on Wednesday, the DNR's seven...
May 16, 2026 C Watts / CC
Bike Safety Spotlighted in May
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, May 16, 2026) - The month of May is National Bicycle Safety Month and law enforcement on all levels is urging drivers to be on the lookout for cyclists. While some agencies ar...
May 16, 2026
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